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EVENTS ARCHIVE
Nov. 3, 2009:
Employer Seminar, An Employer’s Guide to Beating Drug Tests (or Not), 8-9:30 am, Salem Chamber of Commerce
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Oct. 28, 2009:
Employer Seminar, Making Sense of Alcohol Policies & Training, 8-9:30 am, Kaiser Town Hall, Portland. Download Flyer
Oct. 22, 2009:
Webinar, Drugs, Alcohol & Medications: A Roadmap to A Clean & Sober Workforce by Paula A. Barran, Barran Liebman Attorney.
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Sept. 22, 2009:
Supervisor Training, Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers, 8:15 am - Noon, Gresham City Hall
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Sept. 22, 2009:
Employer Seminar, Prescription Drug Abuse in the Workplace, 8-9:30 am, Salem Chamber of Commerce
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Sept. 15, 2009:
Supervisor Training, Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers, 8 am - Noon, NW Natural, Portland.
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June 25, 2009:
Supervisor Training, Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers, 4-8 pm, Lake County Senior/Community Center, Lakeview.
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May 29, 2009:
Employer Breakfast Forum, Medical Marijuana Legislative Debrief, 8 - 9:30 am, Kaiser Town Hall, Portland
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May 28, 2009:
Employee Awareness Workshop, Drugs in the Workplace, 9 – 11 am, Salem Chamber of Commerce
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April 7, 2009:
Supervisor Training, Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers, 8 am – Noon, Salem Chamber of Commerce
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April 2, 2009:
Employer Seminar, Drugs, Alcohol & Medications: A Roadmap to a Clean & Sober Workforce, Noon – 1:30 pm, Ingram Books, Roseburg
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March 31, 2009:
Supervisor Training, Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers, 10 am – 2:30 pm, OSU Extension Office, Lakeview
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NEWS
August 19, 2009: AOI Research & Education Foundation awarded a $10,000 grant to sustain the work of OEDI in the aftermath of state budget cuts. Commitments also have been received from Hoffman Corporation, A-dec, Inc. and Knife River Materials - Southern Oregon. The OEDI Employer Task Group will continue to seek grant support for the remainder of its budget year. To assist them in this important undertaking, contact Mimi Bushman, OEDI Director, AOI Foundation, 503.588.0050 (Salem), 1.800.452.7862 (Oregon) or mimibushman@aoi.org.
Feb. 2009:
Medical Marijuana Roadmap updated by Barran Liebman to include MRO advice
Feb. 2009: Top 12 Reasons Why A Good Drug-free Workplace Goes Bad provided by U.S. Dept. of Labor
Dec. 2008: Oregon businesses implementing a Drug-Free Workplace program report improved workplace safety and increased productivity in a new Survey of Businesses prepared by Oregon Employment Dept. for OEDI
November 10, 2008: Upcoming trainings include a Supervisor Training on Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers in Klamath Falls (Nov. 14), and in Salem (Nov. 20) and an Employer Forum on Does Treatment for Substance Abuse Work? in Roseburg (Dec. 2)
October 21, 2008: Chuck Carey, Health & Well-Being Manager, A-dec, Inc., was named 2009-2010 Chair of the OEDI Oregon Employer Task Group. Chuck served as chair of the Task Group's Survey Committee, which raised $11,000 to fund a second statewide employer survey by Oregon Employment Dept. Survey results are due Nov. 30.
October 2008: Substance abuse has become one of the toughest challenges for employers in Oregon and we continue to be involved in a significant debate on medical marijuana in the workplace. Employer forums on The Economic Impact of Substance Abuse and The Need for a Legislative Solution will be held Oct. 7 in Woodburn, Oct. 9 in Newport and Oct. 23 in Albany. Local legislators have been invited to each forum to present their recommendations for 2009 session.
07/16/08: Oregon Employer Drug-Free Initiative becomes a program of Associated Oregon Industries Research & Education Foundation effective July 16, 2008. Mimi Bushman will continue to serve as Director. AOI is Oregon's largest and most influential comprehensive business association.
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07/16/08: Oregon Employer Drug-Free Initiative Employer Task Group commissions statewide employer survey by Oregon Employment Department to be completed by November, 2008. The survey will measure the initiative’s progress since 2006, when an initial survey showed that only 13% of Oregon businesses have comprehensive drugfree workplace programs in place.
3/17/08: Drug, booze abuse rising in workplaces, Roseburg News Review.
5/20/08: Medford chamber hosts Economic Impact of Substance Abuse in Oregon Employer Breakfast Forum. Download flyer.
2/28/08: $5.9 Billion: Time for an Intervention, Medford Mail Tribune, Feb. 17, 2008.
1/16/08: The Economic Impact of Substance Abuse: A Conference for Policymakers, Kaiser Town Hall, Portland. Download The Economic Costs of Alcohol & Drug Abuse in Oregon in 2006 by ECONorthwest and Medical Marijuana: The Need for a Legislative Solution by Paula Barran, Barran Liebman. Download Conference Statistics or View conference photos.
1/16/08: Pacific Power funding will support OEDI pilot sites and Jan. 16 conference to raise awareness of economic impact of substance abuse. Download the press release.
News Archives
8/9/07: Drug-Free Workplace Policies: How to Protect Your Business & Employees, an interactive training by Karen O’Connor, Barran Liebman Attorneys, 1-4 pm, Oct. 18 or 23, Clackamas Community College. Sponsored by Portland Metro Chambers of Commerce Business Excellence Consortium. Download the flyer.
8/02/07: For Immediate Release: Role of Business Topic of East County OEDI series Aug. 8
Gresham, Ore.- How business can reduce the risks of substance-abusing employees and help stem the demand for drugs in East County is the second topic in a three-part series sponsored by a partnership of six East County business organizations and Oregon Employer Drug-Free Initiative. Download full release here.
7/20/07: For Immediate Release: Local Business Organizations to Address Drugs in the Workplace
Gresham, Ore.- A partnership of East County business organizations have scheduled a three-part series to address the impact of drugs on business and how businesses can reduce the costs and risks of substance-abusing employees. Download full release here.
7/13/07:
Jackson County Oregon Employer Council Drugfree Workplace Trainings - Sept. 17-18th. Download the PDF
Josephine County Oregon Employer Council Drugfree Workplace Trainings - Sept. 17-18th. Download the PDF
6/27/07: Supervisor Skills Training on Workplace Behavior Problems: The Challenge of Substance Abusers by Jerry Gjesvold, Serenity Lane, 8 am – Noon, Tues., Sept. 25, NW Natural, Portland. Cost $75. Register here
6/13/07: Oregon Employers Expanding Number of Drugfree Worksites, a guest opinion by Bob Nikkel, Oregon Dept. of Human Services and Sid Smith, President, Forest Grove Lumber is available for download here.
5/25/07: OEDI completed its Spring 2007 round of employer-delivered classroom presentations on company drug and alcohol policy and impact of substance abuse on employment. Presenters in its Improving Student Understanding of Drugs in the Workplace high school program included Gary Baysinger, Gunderson (for Barlow HS); Janice Chandler, PCC Structurals (for Parkrose HS), and Mattison Schilling, Oregon Chain (for Meek Prof-Tech HS in Portland).
11/20/06: OEDI co-sponsors Oregon Business Plan Pre-Leadership Summit on The Coming Labor Shortage: What it Means for Oregon and Essential Strategies for your Business to Compete. Don Skundrick, VP, LTM Inc and Chair, OEDI Employer Task Group will serve as one of six business panelists addressing strategies for tapping underutilized talent and stabilizing the current workforce.
10/23/06: Seven more business groups sign up for OBP drug-free workplace initiative. A statewide initiative aimed at tripling the number of Oregon employers who adopt and enforce drug-free workplace policies by the end of 2008.
9/27/06: A-dec, Inc., Cascade Corporation, PacifiCorp and Precision Castparts fund statewide employer survey. OEDI thanks corporate donors for supporting a statewide survey conducted this fall by Oregon Employment Department on extent of drugfree workplace program implementation by Oregon employers.
6/26/06 - State opens effort to triple number of drug-free workplaces by 2008. Bend, Klamath County and Prineville-Crook County chambers of commerce have been named OEDI pilot sites in the Oregon Business Plan initiative.
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